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La inclusión financiera de los jóvenes rurales en Guatemala - Barreras, desafíos y oportunidades
2020
Este estudio ofrece una evaluación exhaustiva del estado actual de la inclusión financiera de los jóvenes rurales en Guatemala, poniendo especial énfasis en el impacto que un mejor acceso y uso de servicios financieros de calidad puede tener sobre la capacidad de estos actores de impulsar iniciativas empresariales y crear...
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Decent Rural Employment Newsletter - Issue 1 / December 2020
2020
Special issue on: Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for boosting decent jobs for youth in the agri-food system
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Tapping into diaspora and migrant communities to promote rural development
2020
The term diaspora, derived from an ancient Greek word meaning ‘to scatter about’, refers to individuals and members of networks who have left their countries of origin but maintain links with their homelands. Many countries, and even continents, have a long history of internal and international migration. In Africa, about 32 million...
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“Should I stay or should I go?” Migration through the eyes of young agripreneurs in Kenya
2020
Growing up in a rural area and having seen his parents work on their farms for years with not much to show for their efforts, Paul never considered a career in agriculture. Like many other youth in Kenya, he perceived agriculture to be a dirty job full of drudgery that...
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Measuring child labour in agriculture: Comparing approaches to in-depth assessment
2020
This case study compares two approaches to in-depth child labour assessment in Lebanon and describes the main lessons learned.
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